Article 199 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law
المادة 199 من نظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل الثاني: النقض
Article 199 sets the period for objecting by requesting cassation at thirty days, after which the right lapses, and requires rulings of death, stoning, amputation and retaliation to be submitted to the Supreme Court as soon as the period ends, even if no one requests it.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
مدة الاعتراض بطلب النقض ثلاثون يومًا. فإذا لم يودع المعترض اعتراضه خلال هذه المدة، سقط حقه في طلب النقض. ويجب رفع الحكم الصادر من محكمة الاستئناف أو المؤيد منها بالقتل، أو الرجم، أو القطع، أو القصاص في النفس أو فيما دونها، إلى المحكمة العليا - ولو لم يطلب أحد الخصوم ذلك - فور انتهاء المدة المذكورة آنفًا.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 199 explained in plain English
After Article 198 specified who may object by requesting cassation and its grounds, this article sets the period and what follows from it:
- The period: the period for objecting by requesting cassation is thirty days.
- Effect of delay: if the objector does not deposit his objection within this period, his right lapses to request cassation.
- Mandatory submission: a ruling issued by the court of appeal or upheld by it of death, stoning, amputation, or retaliation for a life or for less than a life must be submitted to the Supreme Court even if none of the litigants requests it, and it is submitted as soon as the period ends.
The meaning of mandatory submission is that these serious rulings reach the Supreme Court even if no one objects to them, so their arrival does not depend on the will of the litigants.
Article 200 explains the method of objecting by requesting cassation: it is done by a memorandum deposited with the administration of the court of appeal that issued the ruling or upheld it, containing specified particulars; the administration records it on the day it is deposited and submits it, with a copy of the case record and all the papers, to the Supreme Court within a period not exceeding three days from the date the objection period ends.
Since missing the period causes the right to lapse, a person against whom a ruling was issued by the court of appeal, or upheld by it, is best advised to seek the help of a lawyer specialized in criminal cases without delay.
Practical example
The court of appeal in Jeddah upheld a ruling convicting Saleh. If he wants to object by requesting cassation, he must deposit his objection within thirty days, otherwise his right to request cassation lapses.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 199 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law
How long is the period for objecting by requesting cassation?
Thirty days. If the objector does not deposit his objection within it, his right to request cassation lapses.
Are retaliation rulings submitted to the Supreme Court without a request?
Yes. A ruling issued by the court of appeal or upheld by it of death, stoning, amputation, or retaliation for a life or for less than a life must be submitted to the Supreme Court even if none of the litigants requests it.
When are death rulings submitted to the Supreme Court?
As soon as the period for objecting by requesting cassation ends.
More articles on Objecting to Criminal Judgments
- Article 9
The article provides that criminal judgments are open to objection under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law.
تكون الأحكام الجزائية قابلة للاعتراض عليها وفقًا للأحكام المنصوص عليها في هذا النظام.
- Article 10
The article provides that judgments issued by the court of appeal, or upheld by it, for death, stoning, amputation or qisas (retaliation) are not final until upheld by the Supreme Court.
الأحكام الصادرة من محكمة الاستئناف أو المؤيدة منها بالقتل، أو الرجم، أو القطع، أو القصاص في النفس أو فيما دونها، لا تكون نهائية إلا بعد تأييدها من المحكمة العلي
- Article 11
The article provides that if the Supreme Court does not uphold a judgment presented to it under Article 10, it sets it aside and returns the case to the court of first instance to rule on it anew by judges other than those who heard it.
إذا لم تؤيد المحكمة العليا الحكم المعروض عليها ـ تطبيقًا للمادة (العاشرة) من هذا النظام ـ فتنقض الحكم، وتعيد القضية إلى محكمة الدرجة الأولى لتحكم فيها من جديد م
- Article 192
Article 192 gives the convicted person, the public prosecutor and the private right claimant the right to request appeal or review of first-instance rulings, and requires the court to inform them of this right when pronouncing the ruling.
1 - للمحكوم عليه وللمدعي العام وللمدعي بالحق الخاص؛ طلب استئناف أو تدقيق الأحكام الصادرة من محاكم الدرجة الأولى خلال المدة المقررة نظامًا. وعلى المحكمة التي تصد
- Article 193
Article 193 sets an appointment of at most ten days after the ruling is pronounced to receive a copy of the judgment deed, makes depositing it in the file, if the parties do not attend, the start of the objection period, and regulates handing it to a prisoner or detainee.
تحدد المحكمة بعد النطق بالحكم موعدًا أقصاه عشرة أيام لتسلم صورة صك الحكم، مع إثبات ذلك في ضبط القضية وأخذ توقيع الخصوم. فإن لم يحضر أيّ منهم لتسلم صورة صك الحكم
- Article 194
Article 194 sets the objection period for requesting appeal or review at thirty days, after which the right lapses, and requires that rulings of death, stoning, amputation and retaliation be submitted to the court of appeal even if no one requests it.
مدة الاعتراض بطلب الاستئناف أو التدقيق ثلاثون يومًا. فإذا لم يقدم المعترض اعتراضه خلال هذه المدة سقط حقه في طلب الاستئناف أو التدقيق. وإذا كان الحكم صادرًا بالق
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.